Description: A map of the United States and territories in 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. The map is color–coded to show the Union Free States, the Confederate States seceded before April 15, 1861, the Confederate States seceded after April 15, 1861, the Union Slave Holding States, and the territories controlled by the Federal Government. The heavy line shows the limit of territory held by the Confederates. The territorial boundaries shown include the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), and the territories of Washington, Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico at the time.
Place Names: Civil War, Canada, Mexico, Bahama
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: United States at the outbreak of the Civil War, physical, political, historical, physical features, country borders,
major political subdivisions, Civil War, boundaries,
oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1861
Source: Charles Kendall Adams, A History of the United States (Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1909) 348
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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